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That messy middle can be hard. You know He's working. You know He's faithful. But you still want the timeline, the details, and maybe even the whole picture before you're willing to relax. In this episode of _Perspectives Into Practice_, I sit down with my new friend Dara to talk about what it looks like to trust God while the story is still unfolding. Dara is walking through a season where some of the things she's prayed about are beginning to take shape, especially in the areas of career and business, but she still doesn't know exactly how everything is going to come together. And if you're anything like us, that can be uncomfortable. We talk about impatience, wanting God to move faster, and learning to stop forcing clarity He hasn't given yet. Dara shares how God has been teaching her to fully rest in His Word, not just glance at it and move on, but truly rest in who He is and remember that He handled the last season, He can handle this one too. That kind of rest changes something. It takes away some of the pressure to make everything happen right now. We also talk about comparison and how easy it is to look at someone else's life and think they are further ahead, more successful, or somehow getting answers faster than we are. Dara shares how God has been reminding her that we are not meant to live in a hierarchy of comparison. We are connected to one another, but we are each walking the path God has given us. And sometimes the most faithful thing we can do is pause. Pause long enough to hear Him. Pause long enough to evaluate what we're carrying. Pause long enough to ask whether we're moving with God or just moving because we're afraid to stop. ##### **In this episode, we discuss:** - Trusting God when you don't know what comes next - Living faithfully in the messy middle - Resting in God's Word instead of forcing clarity - Trusting God's timing in career and business decisions - Letting go of impatience and anxiety - Remembering God's faithfulness from previous seasons - Building rhythms of prayer and Scripture into everyday life - Learning to recognize God's guidance one step at a time - Trusting God as a good Father - Comparing ourselves to others and staying in our own lane - Why community matters when we're trying to discern what God is doing - Taking a pause before life forces us to stop - Using self-assessment to realign with God's will - Letting God lead an unfinished story Friend, maybe you're in the middle of your own unfinished story right now. You don't have all the answers. You don't know how it's going to work out. And maybe God isn't asking you to figure out the entire plan. Maybe He's simply asking you to pause, notice where He is, trust who He is, and take the next step He puts in front of you. Take a moment and ask yourself where you're rushing, where you're comparing, where you're exhausted, and where God may be asking you to slow down and come back into alignment with Him. You can learn more about Dara and connect with her at **12CupsofGrace.com**. And if you're looking for a place to share what God is doing while you're still living the story, come join us inside **The Story Haven**. It's a free community where we share the real, right-now stories of what God is doing, encourage one another, and build genuine relationships as we walk it out together. Join us at **TheStoryHaven.net** or search **The Story Haven** in the App Store or Google Play. If God is doing something in your life right now that you feel called to share, I'd love to hear from you. Visit **PerspectivesIntoPractice.com** to learn more about becoming a guest. ## 📝 Related Blogs 1 blog article inspired by this episode [ ![Featured image for Podcast Testimony Boundaries for Women: Prep, Share, Recover](https://res.cloudinary.com/guidedsteps/image/upload/w_640,h_640,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto/v1784923440/perspectivesintopractice/blog/podcast-testimony-boundaries-women-prep-share-recover-1784923440284.jpg) Blog article ## Podcast Testimony Boundaries for Women: Prep, Share, Recover Learn how Christian women can prepare, share, and recover well with wise podcast testimony boundaries that honor God and protect the heart. 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